Cable-terminal hook



NOV. 4, 1930. GLEASQN A 1,780,184

CABLE TERMINAL HOOK Filed Sept. 7 2'7, 1929 Patented Nov. 4, 1930 PATENTOFFICE KENNETH GLEASON, F HIBBING, MINNESOTA CABLE TERMINAL HOOKApplication filed. September 27, 1929. Serial No. 395,641.

This invention relates to cable terminal hooks and has special referenceto such a hook for use in mining operations Wherequick and positiveattachment of a cable to I a bailer, drag, or the like, is essential.

The principal object of the device is .to provide as efiicient andeasily manipulated a hook as possible.

Another object is to provide such a hook in Which Wear upon the cable towhich it is attached is reduced to a minimum.

Still other objects and advantages of the invention Will appear in thefollowing description.

Referring 110W to the accompanying drawing forming part of thisapplication, and wherein like reference characters indicate like parts:

The illustration is that of an elevation of one of the improved hooks asapplied to a hoisting cable for bailing purposes.

1 in the drawing represents the cable, one end of which has formedtherein the eye or bight 2 by means of the common cable clamp 3. Thisbight is directly connected to the eye 4 formed in the goose-neck end ofthe hook and thus provides a loose pivotal connection therewith.

The hook is novel in that it is formed with the goose-neck 5 as anatural Wearing'member for the objects engaged, such as the handle of abailer, clevice, or the like, and the elongated straight body portion 6intermediate of the goose-neck and the upper open helical terminal 7This latter I am aware is not novel in the art of cable terminals andforms but a cooperative part of my present novel combination hook. I

A further novel feature of the device is that the lower or goose-neckend of the assembly is Wider, that is transverse the axes thereof, thanat any other point, thus causing the brunt of abuse by Way of frictionalcontact With the sides of a. drill hole or the 45 like coming upon thelarger or looped end of the hook, that is at least little if any comingupon the cable.

The convenience of being able to quickly release or attach the openhelical end of the hook to the main portion of the cable KENNETHGLEASON.

